5 killed in Salem witch hunt remembered on 325th anniversary

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In this file photo, Salem State University history professor Emerson Baker walks through an area known as Proctor’s Ledge that he and a team of researchers said is the exact site where innocent people were hanged during the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Mass. Salem and Danvers are holding separate ceremonies Wednesday to mark the 325th anniversary of the hangings of five women convicted of being witches. – Ken Yuszkus — The Salem News via AP, File

SALEM, Mass. >> Five women targeted in the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts are being remembered on the 325th anniversary of their hangings.

Salem and Danvers are holding ceremonies Wednesday.

Salem is scheduled to hold a ceremony at Proctor’s Ledge, where Sarah Good, Elizabeth Howe, Susannah Martin, Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Wildes were hanged as witches July 19, 1692. Proctor’s Ledge was the site of the hangings. A memorial also will be dedicated.